5089. tilló
Strong's Lexicon
tilló: To pluck, to pull out

Original Word: τίλλω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: tilló
Pronunciation: TIL-lo
Phonetic Spelling: (til'-lo)
Definition: To pluck, to pull out
Meaning: I pluck, pluck off.

Word Origin: A primary verb

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "tilló," similar concepts can be found in Hebrew verbs like "קָטַף" (qataph), meaning to pluck or gather, often used in agricultural contexts.

Usage: The Greek verb "tilló" primarily means to pluck or pull out, often used in the context of removing hair or feathers. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe actions of removal or separation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the act of plucking was commonly associated with grooming or preparing animals for sacrifice. The term could also be used in agricultural contexts, such as plucking grain or fruit. In the Greco-Roman world, personal grooming, including the plucking of hair, was a common practice, reflecting social norms and personal hygiene.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
to pluck, to pluck off
NASB Translation
pick (1), picking (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5089: τίλλω

τίλλω; imperfect ἔτιλλον; from Homer down; to pluck, pluck off: στραχυας, Matthew 12:1; Mark 2:23 (on this cf., p. 524b top); Luke 6:1.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
pluck.

Perhaps akin to the alternate of haireomai, and thus to suro; to pull off -- pluck.

see GREEK suro

see GREEK haireomai

Forms and Transliterations
ετιλλον έτιλλον ἔτιλλον τετιλμένου τιλλειν τίλλειν τιλλοντες τίλλοντες etillon étillon tillein tíllein tillontes tíllontes
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 12:1 V-PNA
GRK: καὶ ἤρξαντο τίλλειν στάχυας καὶ
NAS: and began to pick the heads
KJV: began to pluck the ears of corn,
INT: and began to pluck [the] heads of grain and

Mark 2:23 V-PPA-NMP
GRK: ὁδὸν ποιεῖν τίλλοντες τοὺς στάχυας
NAS: their way along while picking the heads
KJV: as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
INT: [their] way to make plucking the heads of grain

Luke 6:1 V-IIA-3P
GRK: σπορίμων καὶ ἔτιλλον οἱ μαθηταὶ
NAS: and His disciples were picking the heads of grain,
KJV: disciples plucked the ears of corn,
INT: grainfields and were plucking the disciples

Strong's Greek 5089
3 Occurrences


ἔτιλλον — 1 Occ.
τίλλειν — 1 Occ.
τίλλοντες — 1 Occ.















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